In case you've never seen a jackal, they're a group of medium-sized carnivorous mammals belonging to the Canidae family, which includes dogs, wolves, and foxes. And fox rescue Mikayla Raines just ...

The black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) is the world’s oldest canine according to fossils, beating out wolves and coyotes. The most daring of the world’s jackals, the black-backed often hunts ...

A golden jackal has been spotted in subarctic Russia for the first time—far from the normal home of the species, according to a study. The golden jackal (Canis aureus) is a wolf-like species belonging ...

While Etosha presents fierce obstacles to most wildlife, perhaps no animal fills its niche here better than the jackal (Canis aureus). A member of the dog family, the jackal looks more like a fox, ...

Discover the world’s most stunning wild dogs, and learn about their beauty, behaviour and conservation challenges ...

Jackals, the tricksters of traditional folklore, have fooled us yet again. The golden jackal, which lives in East Africa and Eurasia, is actually two distantly related species—and one of them is a new ...

Attacks by rabid jackals this past September left a man and a child from the same village dead of rabies, and prompted a backlash against the animals. Experts say the jackals were likely infected by a ...

Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh): A wild jackal was spotted in the runway area of Dumna Airport, Jabalpur on Wednesday. A forest department team, along with airport security guards and CISF personnel, caught ...